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Una articolo indeterminativo - Table
Stefano Marolla
Design - 73 x 240 x 95 cm Design - 28.7 x 94.5 x 37.4 inch
$22,438
Marilyn Monroe - ©Versace Home
Garotto
Design - 92 x 75 x 3 cm Design - 36.2 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$4,712
Loetz Vase Medici Maron
Johann Loetz Witwe
Design - 21 x 11 x 11 cm Design - 8.3 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$4,263
Loetz vase pink Orbulin ca.
Johann Loetz Witwe
Design - 14.5 x 9 x 8 cm Design - 5.7 x 3.5 x 3.1 inch
$2,693
Loetz vase in the shape of a flower ca. 1910
Johann Loetz Witwe
Design - 40.5 x 22 x 22 cm Design - 15.9 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch
$5,385
Failed Experiments (Yellow)
Alexander-John
Design - 21 x 81 x 1 cm Design - 8.3 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch
$337
Failed Experiments (Blue)
Alexander-John
Design - 21 x 81 x 1 cm Design - 8.3 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch
$337
Makonde Sculpture
Omary Hamidu Karina
Design - 90 x 40 x 20 cm Design - 35.4 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$13,463
Tabouret Sirène écailles - édition 11/24
Guillaume Piéchaud
Design - 60 x 54 x 28 cm Design - 23.6 x 21.3 x 11 inch
$13,463
Zanzibar Mirror Frame
Michael Mtungwa Shija
Design - 214 x 179.5 x 15 cm Design - 84.3 x 70.7 x 5.9 inch
$26,926
Zanzibar Light Dining Table
Michael Mtungwa Shija
Design - 87 x 215 x 148 cm Design - 34.3 x 84.6 x 58.3 inch
$33,657
Makonde Coffee Table
Casimilu Danieli
Design - 57 x 67 x 67 cm Design - 22.4 x 26.4 x 26.4 inch
$13,463
Makonde 3 Coffee Table
Casimilu Danieli
Design - 59 x 60 x 60 cm Design - 23.2 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$13,463
Magufuli Armchair
Fharasisi Amblosi
Design - 96 x 77 x 72 cm Design - 37.8 x 30.3 x 28.3 inch
$33,657
Charles M. Schultz - Project Apollo
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 20 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$325
Alambicco Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
$393
Skyphos Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
$381
Servizio Per Porto Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 93 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 36.6 inch
$393
Carro Vinario Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
$404
Il Primo Tino Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.2 x 23.2 x 4 cm Design - 9.1 x 9.1 x 1.6 inch
$393
Porron Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
$393
Rhyton Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.1 x 1.6 inch
$393
Trozzella Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
$393
SHIITAKE SPROUTS : MINIATURE MAGIC UNVEILED
Potchi Moopp
Design - 50 x 50 x 50 cm Design - 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$6,731
SHIITAKE SYMPHONY : A GRAND FUNGI FANTASIA
Potchi Moopp
Design - 100 x 100 x 100 cm Design - 39.4 x 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$13,463
Keith Haring - Untitled (Inferno)
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 20 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$325
Charles M. Schultz - Project Apollo
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 20 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$325
Flacon blanc bulles
Jean-Claude Novaro
Design - 35 x 15 x 10 cm Design - 13.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
$8,414
Balloon Dog (Orange)
Jeff Koons
Design - 26.7 x 26.7 x 12.7 cm Design - 10.5 x 10.5 x 5 inch
$11,219
Lounge Chair and Pouff "Canada"
Osvaldo Borsani
Design - 110 x 130 x 200 cm Design - 43.3 x 51.2 x 78.7 inch
$3,590
Pair of Alky Armchairs
Giancarlo Piretti
Design - 67 x 134 x 85 cm Design - 26.4 x 52.8 x 33.5 inch
$4,263
Console Table Camo Marble Calacatta Viola
Un'common
Design - 85 x 50 x 28 cm Design - 33.5 x 19.7 x 11 inch
$5,049
Coffee Table Pera M smoky oak Calacatta Viola
Un'common
Design - 35 x 70 x 70 cm Design - 13.8 x 27.6 x 27.6 inch
$2,356
Forst - Sideboard cognac grooved Carrara
Un'common
Design - 46 x 120 x 40 cm Design - 18.1 x 47.2 x 15.7 inch
$3,534
Vintage Murano Glass Vase Model 5357
Aureliano Toso
Design - 39 x 14 x 14 cm Design - 15.4 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
$3,814
Melt Console Table
Marble Balloon
Design - 90 x 120 x 40 cm Design - 35.4 x 47.2 x 15.7 inch
$14,472
Halys Coffee Table | Black
Marble Balloon
Design - 39.5 x 130 x 88 cm Design - 15.6 x 51.2 x 34.6 inch
$7,292
Loetz vase decor Diana PG 85/5054 ca.
Johann Loetz Witwe
Design - 23 x 10 x 10 cm Design - 9.1 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$8,751
Loetz vase PG 7773 ca. 1899
Johann Loetz Witwe
Design - 25 x 12 x 12 cm Design - 9.8 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
$9,648
Loetz vase Argus ca. 1902
Johann Loetz Witwe
Design - 18 x 12 x 12 cm Design - 7.1 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch
$6,956
Paire de paravents: "Lune Claire et Lune Sombre "(Chiens errants à Beau Vallon, Ile Maurice)
Genevieve Bonieux
Design - 210 x 200 x 1 cm Design - 82.7 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
$15,707
Beach Boat Blues Original Artwork
Jules De Balincourt
Design - 80.5 x 61.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 24.2 x 0.5 inch
$22,438
F-111 Solo A (Tire) (d'après James Rosenquist)
James Rosenquist
Design - 20.5 x 80.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 8.1 x 31.7 x 0.5 inch
$280
Forst Shelf M graphite with Carrara
Un'common
Design - 18 x 80 x 20 cm Design - 7.1 x 31.5 x 7.9 inch
$471
Forst Shelf M cognac with Carrara
Un'common
Design - 18 x 80 x 20 cm Design - 7.1 x 31.5 x 7.9 inch
$471
FORST Shelf M natural with Carrara
Un'common
Design - 18 x 80 x 20 cm Design - 7.1 x 31.5 x 7.9 inch
$471
FORST Shelf S cognac with Nero Marquina
Un'common
Design - 18 x 40 x 20 cm Design - 7.1 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$325
FORST Shelf S graphite with Carrara
Un'common
Design - 18 x 40 x 20 cm Design - 7.1 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$325
Forst Shelf S graphite with Carrara
Un'common
Design - 18 x 40 x 20 cm Design - 7.1 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$325
Cricket ceramic sculpture - Black
Mambo Unlimited
Design - 9 x 20 x 27 cm Design - 3.5 x 7.9 x 10.6 inch
$370
Discover the selection of our experts
Drawing No. 453
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,346
Calme et le silence bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 40 x 16 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch
$1,503
La vie en effervescence
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
$1,178
Holding your hands
Katharina Hormel
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,795
Tour Eiffel #3
Ariel Elizondo Lizarraga
Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 35 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$1,111
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200 $1,020
Design
Design within the confines of art history is a creative activity or object, most frequently with an industrial or commercial undertone. Objects made under the heading of design are often a reflection of social, political, scientific, and environmental causes. Design has been used as a means to solve problems, as a fundamental objective behind the medium is to create new possibilities or to improve a process. These objects typically are immersive, including an element of interaction between the user and the material itself. At the crux of it all, creators have turned to design as a means to improve the quality of life for humankind. Design is also multidisciplinarity to its core and has been nourished by the arts for centuries.
Design has evidently evolved since its conception. Highly influenced by societal issues and politics, as well as parallel art movements, design objects reflect the period from which they were made. Although similar, it is important to distinguish the difference between design and Decorative Arts, a 19th-century movement known for the creation of art objects. In the century that followed, art and design were undeniably affected by global turmoil and politics, impacting artists universally, resulting in the birth of an array of art movements.
The 20th-century was a period of tremendous artistic upheaval. Design, art, performance, and theater were all tremendously impacted by the two world wars and the Cold War. On top of this, society was rapidly evolving, with rising social and political movements, such as voting rights and women's suffrage. As the world continued to change and progress, so did the world of art. Design belonged to many, if not all, of the major art movements of the 20th-century; including, Art Nouveau, Modernism, Surrealism, Art Deco, Bauhaus, and Postmodernism.
Design continued to evolve into the 21st century, paving the way for contemporary design. There are various misconceptions when it comes to contemporary design. Typically, confusion comes into place when the lines are blurred between the terms “design" and “style." Many use these words interchangeably, but it is important to note the distinguishing factors. Style is part of the design process. Once you have designed the functionality of the piece you are part of the way to the final design. Beyond this, creators will often ponder the definition of design in the 21st century. Designers and artists have drawn upon various 20th-century movements, such as Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Minimalism, and even, Holywood Regenycy.
Some people oppose the idea that design objects can be considered works of art. However, the borders are porous as some of them emphasize artistic features and are singular and unique. Like artists, designers imagine their pieces as personal creations or are released in limited quantities. Their works are often a means to express their visions of the world. It is important to note that collaborations between artists and designers reinforce the links between these two universes, animated by the same search for beauty. Discover a carefully chosen selection of design objects that span an array of movements, from the past to the present!